Ski fitting



Feb. 18, 1941. DODDS 2,232,596

SKI FITTING Filed Oct. 21, 1939 INVENTOR HARVEY E. DODDS Patented Feb.18; 1941 r q I v UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE i j 72,232,596 Y SKIFITTING Harvey E. Dodds, TorontoQOrltario, Canada Application October21, 1939, Serial No. 300,616 1 Olaim. (C1. 280--11.35)

My invention relates to ski fittings and more The harness cable is shownat 8 possessed of specifically to the harness component thereof itselasticity commonly provided by means of wherein the harness comprisesin combination heel encircling portion 9 which is usually in the withtoe-holding irons, a heel encircling resilient nature of a spring.

cable adapted to hold the riders shoe in the toe- The purpose of thecable is obviously to hold 5 irons. Generally the subject matter of thisapthe boot against irons I by tension applied thereplication resides ina means for tightening the to, and this tension is obtained through thefront cabl take-up comprising amongst other parts a base One of theobjects of the invention is to prolug 8 and lever 9*. To lever 9 ispivoted a 10 vide quick and effective means to tighte d strap ID towhich is riveted rod member ll 10 release a, ski harness caljle,threaded at one end in sleeve [2. Theaded in Another object of theinvention is to provide the other d of s sle ve is a Od 3 having adevice for tightening and releasing a ski-fitits e d s aped in the formof a hook l4 in enting cable in which are incorporated means to gementwith cable sheaf l5. While both memadjust th nt of n on t cable as nbers or rods II and 13 are threaded in sleeve 15 as to adjust the cableto various size boots. it W e IIOtBd t t One s D OV Bd w t a A furtherobject of t invention is t proright hand thread while the other isprovided vide a cable tightening and releasing device which W a t nd hred Accordingly. the permits self equalization of the cable snugly sleeveis threaded for half its length in one di- 20 holding the same at alltimes, and easy removal rection while the remainder is threaded in the20 of t m therefr m when so desired reverse direction with the resultthat by turning A further object of t invention isv t pr the sleeve oneway or the other, rods I3 and H vide such a device which will hold thecable in may be either b ought towards each other or a manner so as toclear the front of the shoe Separated as ay be desired. and which willalso avoid any damage to the sheaf comprises a U s ped member in 25cable. which the cable passes, it being curved longi- A. still furtherobject of the invention is to tlldihhlly to prevent a y undue strain onthe provide a harness-cable take-up device which is a T e s e f ispreferably fixed in the hook simple in adjustment, attractive, easilyinstalled M u as y p Welding and is p ov ed with and comparativelyeconomical to manufacture. w y p j in p s ns 2 tooffer re- 30 Otherobjects as well as many advantages of sistance to the passing of thecable therein. This the invention will become apparent in the folwillsafeguard against accidental falling of the lowing description of apreferred embodiment Cable w n in released condition. thereofillustrated in the accompanying draw- Lug 8 has its base in channel formand is ing in which: held to the ski by means of screws [-6 passing 35Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the central section through openingstherein as shown. The sides of a ski with which my invention isincorporated; of channel extend at one end to form two parallel Fig. 2is a side elevation of the cable take-up ears ll having perforations to.receive rivet l8 mechanism in its tightened aspect; pivoting the 611dlever 9 S rap I0 is pivoted 40 Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof in itsreleased o lever 9a by rivet l8 so t w en in the posi- 40 aspect, forthe most part in section; and, 131011 shown in F gure 3, pivoted pointI9 is above Fig. 4 is a, top iew of the cable engaging pop. 01 behindpivotal point l8. When the lever is tion being for the greater part atransversal secbrought down, however, pivotal po t l9 reaches ti of thcable f, forward of point l8 drawing the cable until the Similarreference numerals denote identical w points are o d center or p t 9slisht- 45 parts in all the figures. ly below center line of [8 therebyholding lever 9 Referring to Figure l, numeral 5 indicates the agai tupward movementcentral portion of a wooden ski, although my in- In firstuse, before placing the boot on the ski,

vention is applicable to any type of ski be it of lever 9 is lifted asin Figure 3 and sleeve I2 the solid wood, laminated, or metalconstruction, turned in the proper direction until members I2 50 while 6represents the position of the heel of the and 13 are separated as faras they may be. This rider. This position is of course merely for thewill loosen cable 8 to the fullest extent so that purpose ofillustration as is the location of toe the boot may be fitted in theirons, 1, its heel iron fittings l which obviously vary according toresting within portion 9 of the cable. Sleeve the size of the bootaccommodated; I2 is then turned until the cable is fairly close 5 to theheel and lever 9 brought down to the position shown in Figure 2. If thecable is too tight or too loose lever 9 is lifted again and the sleeveadjusted accordingly. For further use it is only necessary to manipulatelever 9 when attaching or removing the ski.

While I have described my invention in strict accordance with theembodiment shown, it must fined in claim submitted by the patentee asfollows:

A ski harness comprising a flexible endless cable, and take-up means forsaid cable, said means comprising a rock lever, means pivotally mountingsaid lever on the ski, a U-shaped strap pivotally secured to said lever,turnbuckle means connected at one end with the bight of said strap, ahook at the opposite end of said turnbuckle means, a sheave carried bysaid hook, said sheave being longitudinally curved and said cableengaging in said sheave, and a pair of detents carried by said sheave onopposite sides of said hook for holding said cable therein whilepermitting :ymovement of said cable lengthwise of said sheave.

HARVEY E. DODDS.

